Post #1310170
2026-04-11 12:19 UTC
@penpencilbrush @deathkitten @arianvp To be fair, not having sidewalks in most urban environments (there's exceptions like Tokyo) is rough, as you definitely don't feel welcome as a pedestrian, and cars will treat you exactly like that. Sure, you can go off-road, but I don't always want to walk through the muck to get to places, especially if I want to arrive somewhere looking halfway decent.
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@ainmosni@social.ainmosni.eu 2026-04-11 12:27
@penpencilbrush @deathkitten @arianvp It's the same thing with not having good bicycle infra. Sure, bikes can share the road with cars, but many people will not feel safe and will opt to take the car. But have protected bike paths, and all of a sudden more people will opt to leave the car home. And we have similar patterns with public transit. If the transit goes irregularly, gets stuck in traffic, and has stops in places that are not practical or make people feel vulnerable, people will keep on using cars.